Turn off auto correct in proposal text box?

[ad2010]

Is there a way to turn off the auto suggest/correct when submitting proposals? Neither my browser nor my phone can handle it - it slows everything down, erases words after i have typed them etc.. Makes submitting proposals near impossible. Please let me know of we can turn this feature off and use simple non-dynamic text fields. If not I cant take on new clients, not worth having to deal with those clunky dynamic text boxes - so feel free to revert back to nice easy textboxes that dont spell check etc. altogether.

[JoanneP]

Hi Andy,

There is no auto-correction in the proposal section. Could you please try clearing your cache and cookies or use a different browser? If the issue persists, please let us know. 

Thanks for the clarification, Petra. Andy, I'd like to confirm that Petra is correct.

[petra_r · Accepted solution]

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Joanne Marie P wrote:

There is no auto-correction in the proposal section. 

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Yes, there is. (The recently added Grammarly function)

To turn it off, hover your mouse cursor in the bottom right corner where the dot is, and the on/off button appears.

[ad2010]

Thank you, Joanne!!!

[ad2010]

Thank you so much, Petra!!!

[prestonhunter]

You could also type your proposal in a separate application, such as Notes or TextEdit or Word... and then you have complete control over the environment... and then you copy the final result to the Upwork text field.

[petra_r]

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Preston H wrote:

You could also type your proposal in a separate application, such as Notes or TextEdit or Word... and then you have complete control over the environment... and then you copy the final result to the Upwork text field.

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How is that easier than turning the auto-correct off with one single click of the mouse?

[prestonhunter]

It is not easier than clicking the button on the Upwork page.

But writing a proposal in an external program can eliminate the problems freelancers face when the form fails and they lose their work.